Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

If you are looking for a flowering perennial that blooms during fall and winter in the shade and has a clumping growth habit, ...

The library currently has 20 designs for various locations, including Tallahassee, Fla.; Tucson, Ariz.; and Boston and Milwaukee. Five more are coming soon, each created by a professional landscape ...

Nonprofit group Wild Ones offers a free library of designs, with plants specific to your area — and you don’t have to be a ...

Tom MacCubbin gives advice on gardening in Florida including care of broccoli, pindo palms, tibouchina, California poppies, ...

A plant that is permanent in appearance can bring stability to the landscape, and this soil test might not be dependable.

DEAR NEIL: I’m looking for a plant to replace several holly ferns that used to be in shade until we lost a post oak tree. The ...

Next, put down layers of cardboard — overlap the sheets so there are no gaps left. You are creating a light blocking barrier ...

If it were my landscape, I’d want something permanent ... Red possumhaw holly in the lower bed and use low shrubs or giant liriope in the upper level. If you did that you’d be able to use ...

Check out these 25 garden gimmes, practically guaranteed to ... Also known as monkey grass, liriope provides evergreen color, seasonal flower spikes, and fall and winter berries.

and or liriope. The groundcovers listed require less sun, water and maintenance than our regular lawn grasses. Add the wildflower blue curl to your landscape to improve nectar supplies for ...